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Devotees participate in a procession with large statue of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX101/19255301000435//1909121055

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People watch as devotees participate in a procession with large statue of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX102/19255319487048//1909121110

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Hindu devotees take out a procession with an idol of elephant-headed god "Ganesha" to be immersed in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX103/19255320105629//1909121110

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People watch as devotees participate in a procession with large statue of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX104/19255306297596//1909121115

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Devotees throw colored powder as they participate in a procession with an idol of elephant-headed god "Ganesha" to be immersed in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX106/19255313024281//1909121115

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Indian Hindu devotees take out a procession with an idol of elephant-headed god "Ganesha" to be immersed in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX106/19255318592279//1909121115

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Indian Hindu devotees touch the feet of an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha during a Ganesha Chaturthi festival procession in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesha idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesha. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX104/19255311262646//1909121120

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A child participates in a Ganesha Chaturthi festival procession with an idol of elephant-headed god Ganesha to be immersed in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesha idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesha. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX110/19255323348274//1909121120

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A woman carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha to immerse it in Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The festival is a celebration of the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)/HYD101/19255264125951//1909121125

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People take photographs of a giant idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha as it is taken for immersion on the tenth day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The festival is a celebration of the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)/RKD101/19255278944808//1909121125

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Turmeric and vermilion powder are poured on a giant idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha as it is taken for immersion on the tenth day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The festival is a celebration of the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)/RKD102/19255279156999//1909121125

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People accompany an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha to immerse it in Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The festival is a celebration of the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)/HYD102/19255262063334//1909121130

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A devotee carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha to immerse it in Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The festival is a celebration of the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)/HYD103/19255262383344//1909121130

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A young girl offers prayers to an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha before immersing it into the Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The festival is a celebration of the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)/HYD104/19255262127314//1909121133

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Indian Hindu devotees walk in a Ganesha Chaturthi festival procession with an idol of elephant-headed god Ganesha to be immersed in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesha idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesha. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)/RMX102/19255304451603//1909121133